WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Governor Laura Kelly issued a statement on Wednesday about a “Black Mass” event scheduled for later this month at the Kansas Statehouse. The Satanic Grotto, an organization for Satanists, has organized the event to be held at the Capitol building in Topeka on March 28.

The group, the Satanic Grotto, will host the event called the “Black Mass” on March 28 at the Kansas State Capitol.

Satanists in Kansas are planning to hold a “Black Mass” ritual at the state capitol in Topeka later this month to dedicate the grounds to the “glory of Satan.” A “Black Mass” is a ritual performed as a parody of a Catholic Mass that religious groups criticize as sacrilegious,

A satanic ritual is set to take place at the Kansas capitol. Michael Stewart, founder and president of the Satanic Grotto, will be leading a “Black Mass.” In an exclusive interview with Nexstar’s Kansas Capitol Bureau,